Absolutely not! We might do the reading challenge at the library and DD will no doubt write a fair few princess stories and letters to the tooth fairy but that's about it... we'll be too busy hanging out in the park, visiting friends, maybe a few daytrips to the zoo or museums as well as the usual mooching in our pyjamas doing nothing much.... Can't wait

my younger 2 (10 and 8 years) I try and encourage them to read in the holidays. My 10 year old is a little behind so i will also give him some catch up work but this will be no more than an hour a week. My 13 year old wont want to do anything.

Every day the dcs do music practice and reading before bed. I'll let them slack off a bit with the music if they want but ds1 will want to practise. Ds2 will probably do some number puzzles. Other than that they'll be mostly poking mud with sticks and jumping on the trampoline.

I will encourage reading to me most days (DD just turned 6 and is still learning). I've got a few workbook type things as she enjoys them, and a handwriting-lined book. She also really wants to use the Squeebles spelling test app so I might put some words on there. But they'll be things I can suggest if she's bored rather than scheduled activities IYSWIM.

I have a few craft projects in mind that will tie in with stuff she's learnt this term, but they are really fun things that she would need no encouragement to do. She was very excited when I bought her a scrapbook too.

I can't wait for the holidays I wouldn't force her to do anything, and previous holidays have involved no work at all, but this year (just finishing yr1) she has become SO enthusiastic about learning - her teacher really is wonderful and the topics have been very inspiring - that I am looking forward to building on it/keeping the enthusiasm going IYSWIM - and it's something special for us to do together as I am often too unwell to do anything more physical. I'm sure she will mostly be running/scooting/cycling outside though!

Reading- ds is a good but reluctant reader. Someone asked us about the reading challenge at the library the other day though, I asked ds If he wanted to do it and he said yes! So we signed up. We'll see how he gets on!

Numeracy - we will do bits and bobs in the car or before bed but we do anyway - ds likes it!

Writing - this is what ds really needs to practice but he doesn't like doing it. I need to get creative or employ some bribery ;)I won't make him do much though unless he wants to, really. He's still only little and we will be doing lots of fun things and seeing family, as well as just chilling out! He needs the break.

Summer reading challenge from the library.10 mins a day of Komodo maths on the computer.10 mins of music practice.

There is normally some sort of holiday project from school e.g. Make a scrapbook.

I reckon half an hour a day, not including the reading. He reads for fun and has done 2 books for the library challenge since Saturday. I'm having 6 weeks off the reading scheme books and the reading diary!

That leaves plenty of time for play, poking mud with sticks, Gromit hunting and other non-improving activities.

We used to read everyday together for about 10 mins. DD would read to DS (4.5 years between them) and we spent lots of time walking in the woods with auntie and her dog, picnics, on the beach, playing games, in the park. There was always a school project to be done (!) so we would decide what it was going to be at the beginning of the holidays and over the break, collect stuff and gradually stick it in and add writing.

Mine will read (I couldn't stop him if I tried!) and play on mathletics sometimes but as he is completely exhausted at the moment I won't be pushing him to do anything - we plan to keep a diary over the holiday but more for fun than anything.